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BluegrassRoots had some good comments on the base closings, political elitism, Chandler's response on Fletcher and the Declaration of Independence. This one is particularly good as they go through multiple points of the Declaration of Independence and compare the things going on now to what went on over 200 years ago. All great material. I recommend checking it out.

Also Democratic State had a nice little editorial on your friend and mine, Pat Robertson. Check it out as well.

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Huh, P.J. O'Roarke had a better take on the Declaration years ago in his book, "Parliament of Whores".

But the base closing just shows you that there's a disadvantage in everything. When you sweep all the states but for a few isolated blue pockets, it's hard then to do base closings. There just aren't enough bases in those blue pockets to do the job, and you are left cutting some in your own supporters' districts - just in time for lashback in the next Congressional election.